Headline Title:
Guatemala’s war on women
Jorge Velazquez struggled to watch the news this week. The news headlines in Guatemala, which has one of highest murder rates in the world, are often enough to upset anyone.
In 2012 alone, around 560 women were murdered across the Central American country, many after being sexually assaulted.
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María Isabel Franco
María Isabel Franco_es
Story Location:
Guatemala
14° 28' 26.5548" N, 89° 46' 48.9828" W
“If she had been a congressman’s daughter or a minister’s daughter they would go and get the people. They don't care. They say she was a gang member, a prostitute. They said that to my face, the person who is handling the case”
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Rosa Franco, whose daughter Maria Isabel was killed at age 15 in 2001
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Time to end the inaction over killings of women in Guatemala
Description:
News story, 17 January 2013
Headline Title:
Time to end the inaction over killings of women in Guatemala
Authorities in Guatemala are putting the lives of women at risk by systematically failing to protect them and ensure those responsible for the hundreds of killings that take place each year face ju
Authorities in Guatemala are putting the lives of women at risk by systematically failing to protect them and ensure those responsible for the hundreds of killings that take place each year face justice.
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Guatemala VAW
Story Location:
Guatemala
14° 47' 46.0608" N, 90° 10' 52.5864" W
“There is no let-up in the cases of killings of women and girls recorded every month, despite the national scandal this has become for Guatemala”
Source:
Sebastian Elgueta, Guatemala researcher at Amnesty International
Date:
Thu, 17/01/2013
Amnistía Internacional ha calificado de gran logro la aprobación en la Asamblea General de la ONU de una resolución contra la mutilación genital femenina.
Amnistía Internacional ha calificado de gran logro la aprobación en la Asamblea General de la ONU de una resolución contra la mutilación genital femenina.
Une résolution contre les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) a été approuvée par l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies, initiative qu'a saluée Amnesty International.
Une résolution contre les mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) a été approuvée par l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies, initiative qu'a saluée Amnesty International.
A resolution against female genital mutilation (FGM) has been endorsed by the UN general assembly (UNGA) in a move hailed by Amnesty International.
A resolution against female genital mutilation (FGM) has been endorsed by the UN general assembly (UNGA) in a move hailed by Amnesty International.
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ICC acquits Congolese armed group leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague today acquitted Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, who had been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The International Criminal Court has acquitted former Congolese armed group leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui
Twitter Tag:
DemandJustice
Story Location:
Congo (Kinshasa)
2° 31' 33.7332" S, 27° 27' 56.952" E
“This ruling undoubtedly will disappoint many victims, but it should only strengthen demands for justice in the DRC where impunity is pervasive and thousands of suspects have never been investigated or prosecuted by the ICC or national courts”
Source:
Tawanda Hondora, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Law and Policy Programme
Date:
Tue, 18/12/2012
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ICC acquits Congolese armed group leader
Description:
Public statement, 19 December 2012
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DR Congo: Civilian protection urged as tens of thousands flee escalation in fighting
Description:
News story, 19 November 2012
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Landmark ICC verdict over use of child soldiers
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News story, 14 March 2012
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: The time for justice is now: New strategy needed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Report, 10 August 2011
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Rape and sexual violence: Human rights law and standards in the International Criminal Court
Description:
Report, 1 March 2011
Actúa y pide al presidente egipcio que garantice que se le haga justicia.
Azza Hilal Ahmad Suleiman, de 49 años, lucha para obtener justicia tras haber sido atacada por varios soldados del ejército egipcio.
